Manuscript Collection (page 6)

Emblem 31. The king, swimming in the sea, cries out with a loud voice: Whoever saves me..., 1816
Emblem 31. The king, swimming in the sea, cries out with a loud voice: Whoever saves me will receive a great gift. From "At, 1816. Private Collection

Emblem 30. The sun needs the moon, like the rooster needs the hens, 1618. Creator: Merian, Matthäus
Emblem 30. The sun needs the moon, like the rooster needs the hens. From "Atalanta fugiens" by Michael Maier, 1618. Private Collection

Emblem 28. The king bathes in the airy bath and is rid of the black bile by Pharut, 1618
Emblem 28. The king bathes in the airy bath and is rid of the black bile by Pharut. From "Atalanta fugiens" by Michael Maier, 1618. Private Collection

Emblem 27. Whoever wants to go in the philosopher's rose garden without the key is like a..., 1618
Emblem 27. Whoever wants to go in the philosopher's rose garden without the key is like a man who wants to go without feet, 1618. Private Collection

Emblem 26. The fruit of human wisdom is the wood of life, 1618. Creator: Merian, Matthäus, the Elder (1593-1650)
Emblem 26. The fruit of human wisdom is the wood of life. From "Atalanta fugiens" by Michael Maier, 1618. Private Collection

Emblem 25. The dragon does not die unless killed by his brother and sister, which are Sol..., 1618
Emblem 25. The dragon does not die unless killed by his brother and sister, which are Sol & Luna. A, 1618. Private Collection

Emblem 24. The wolf ate the king, and how he burned the life back to him, 1618
Emblem 24. The wolf ate the king, and how he burned the life back to him. From "Atalanta fugiens" by Michael Maier, 1618. Private Collection

Emblem 23. It rains gold as Pallas is born at Rhodes and the sun is at Venus, 1618
Emblem 23. It rains gold as Pallas is born at Rhodes and the sun is at Venus. From "Atalanta fugiens" by Michael Maier, 1618. Private Collection

Emblem 22. If you have the white lead, do the woman's work, that is, cooking, 1618
Emblem 22. If you have the white lead, do the woman's work, that is, cooking. From "Atalanta fugiens" by Michael Maier, 1618. Private Collection

Emblem 21. Make a circle of man and woman, out of it a square, out of that into a triangle..., 1618
Emblem 21. Make a circle of man and woman, out of it a square, out of that into a triangle, make a circle, and you shall have, 1618. Private Collection

Emblem 20. Nature teaches nature to overcome fire. From "Atalanta fugiens" by Michael Maier, 1618. Private Collection

Emblem 19. If you kill one of the four, soon they will all die, 1618. Creator: Merian, Matthäus, the Elder (1593-1650)
Emblem 19. If you kill one of the four, soon they will all die. From "Atalanta fugiens" by Michael Maier, 1618. Private Collection

Emblem 18. Fire makes fiery, not gold, but gold. From "Atalanta fugiens" by Michael Maier, 1618. Private Collection

Emblem 16. This lion has no feathers, but that one has. From "Atalanta fugiens" by Michael..., 1618
Emblem 16. This lion has no feathers, but that one has. From "Atalanta fugiens" by Michael Maier, 1618. Private Collection

Emblem 17. A fourfold ball of fire governs this work. From "Atalanta fugiens" by Michael Maier, 1618. Private Collection

Emblem 15. The potter's work, consisting of dry and wet, shall teach you, 1618
Emblem 15. The potter's work, consisting of dry and wet, shall teach you. From "Atalanta fugiens" by Michael Maier, 1618. Private Collection

Emblem 14. This is the dragon eating its own tail. From "Atalanta fugiens" by Michael Maier, 1618. Private Collection

Emblem 12. The stone that Saturn ate and spat out before Jupiter's son is remembered..., 1618
Emblem 12. The stone that Saturn ate and spat out before Jupiter's son is remembered on the mountain, 1618. Private Collection

Emblem 10. Give fire to fire, Mercurius to Mercurius, and it is enough for you, 1618
Emblem 10. Give fire to fire, Mercurius to Mercurius, and it is enough for you. From "Atalanta fugiens" by Michael Maier, 1618. Private Collection

Emblem 3. Go to the woman who washes her smiles, do the same, 1618. Creator: Merian, Matthäus, the Elder (1593-1650)
Emblem 3. Go to the woman who washes her smiles, do the same. From "Atalanta fugiens" by Michael Maier, 1618. Private Collection

Emblem 2. The earth is his wet nurse. From "Atalanta fugiens" by Michael Maier, 1618. Private Collection

Emblem 1. The wind carried him in his belly. From "Atalanta fugiens" by Michael Maier, 1618. Private Collection

Hermes Trismegistus. From De divinatione et magicis praestigiis, 1616. Creator: Bry, Johann Theodor de (1561-1623)
Hermes Trismegistus. From De divinatione et magicis praestigiis, 1616. Private Collection

Saturn. (Planetarum effectus et eorum in signis zodiaci), 1585. Creator: Sadeler, Jan (Johannes), the Elder (1550-1600)
Saturn. (Planetarum effectus et eorum in signis zodiaci), 1585. Private Collection

De lapide philosophorum: Philosopher's Stone. From Alchymia by Andreas Libavius, 1606. Private Collection

De lapide philosophorum: Philosopher's Stone. From Alchymia by Andreas Libavius, 1606. Private Collection

The Alchemical World Landscape, from Opus medico-chymicum by Johann Daniel Mylius, 1618. Private Collection

Azoth, Sive Aureliae Occultae Philosophorum... by Basilius Valentinus, 1613. Creator: Unknown artist
Azoth, Sive Aureliae Occultae Philosophorum... by Basilius Valentinus, 1613. Private Collection

Azoth, Sive Aureliae Occultae Philosophorum... by Basilius Valentinus, 1613. Creator: Unknown artist
Azoth, Sive Aureliae Occultae Philosophorum... by Basilius Valentinus, 1613. Private Collection

Azoth, Sive Aureliae Occultae Philosophorum... by Basilius Valentinus, 1613. Creator: Unknown artist
Azoth, Sive Aureliae Occultae Philosophorum... by Basilius Valentinus, 1613. Private Collection

Gnostic intaglio depicting Chnoubis. Creator: Unknown artist
Gnostic intaglio depicting Chnoubis. From "A Discourse on the Worship of Priapus" by Richard Payne Knight. Private Collection

Phanes, the Orphic deity, Second quarter of the 2nd century. Creator: Klassische Antike Kunst
Phanes, the Orphic deity, Second quarter of the 2nd century. Found in the Collection of the Galleria Estense, Modena.

Emblem 29. As the salamander lives in fire, so does the stone, 1618. Creator: Merian, Matthäus, the Elder (1593-1650)
Emblem 29. As the salamander lives in fire, so does the stone. From "Atalanta fugiens" by Michael Maier, 1618. Private Collection

The red angels of Mars and the golden angels of the sun. ?From "The Sworn Book of..., 15th century
The red angels of Mars and the golden angels of the sun. ?From "The Sworn Book of Honorius" (BL Royal 17 A), 15th century. Found in the Collection of the British Library.

Angels of Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, Sun and Venus, 15th century. Creator: Unknown artist
Angels of Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, Sun and Venus. From "The Sworn Book of Honorius" (BL Royal 17 A), 15th century. Found in the Collection of the British Library.

Emblem 6. Sow only gold in the white leafed earth. From "Atalanta fugiens" by Michael Maier, 1618. Private Collection

Emblem 5. Put the toad on the woman's breast so that it sucks, and the woman dies, and the..., 1618
Emblem 5. Put the toad on the woman's breast so that it sucks, and the woman dies, and the toad will grow very large with milk. Out of, 1618. Private Collection

Emblem 4. Add the brother to the sister and give them the cup of love, 1618
Emblem 4. Add the brother to the sister and give them the cup of love. From "Atalanta fugiens" by Michael Maier, 1618. Private Collection

Emblem 7. The young bird flies from the nest and falls back into the nest, 1618
Emblem 7. The young bird flies from the nest and falls back into the nest. From "Atalanta fugiens" by Michael Maier, 1618. Private Collection

Emblem 11. Machet knows the Latona and tears up the books, 1618. Creator: Merian, Matthäus, the Elder (1593-1650)
Emblem 11. Machet knows the Latona and tears up the books. From "Atalanta fugiens" by Michael Maier, 1618. Private Collection

Emblem 9. Lock the tree and the old man in a house full of dew, and whoever eats its fruit..., 1618
Emblem 9. Lock the tree and the old man in a house full of dew, and whoever eats its fruit will be rejuvenated. Out of ", 1618. Private Collection

Emblem 8. Take the egg and hit it with a glowing sword, 1618. Creator: Merian, Matthäus, the Elder (1593-1650)
Emblem 8. Take the egg and hit it with a glowing sword. From "Atalanta fugiens" by Michael Maier, 1618. Private Collection

Cantigas de Santa Maria - Codex Rico, ca 1280-1284. Creator: Anonymous
Cantigas de Santa Maria - Codex Rico, ca 1280-1284. Found in the Collection of the Monasterio de El Escorial.

Cantigas de Santa Maria - Codex Rico, ca 1280-1284. Creator: Anonymous
Cantigas de Santa Maria - Codex Rico, ca 1280-1284. Found in the Collection of the Monasterio de El Escorial.

Cantigas de Santa Maria - Codex Rico, ca 1280-1284. Creator: Anonymous
Cantigas de Santa Maria - Codex Rico, ca 1280-1284. Found in the Collection of the Monasterio de El Escorial.

Cantigas de Santa Maria - Codex Rico, ca 1280-1284. Creator: Anonymous
Cantigas de Santa Maria - Codex Rico, ca 1280-1284. Found in the Collection of the Monasterio de El Escorial.

Cantigas de Santa Maria - Codex Rico, ca 1280-1284. Creator: Anonymous
Cantigas de Santa Maria - Codex Rico, ca 1280-1284. Found in the Collection of the Monasterio de El Escorial.

Cantigas de Santa Maria - Codex Rico, ca 1280-1284. Creator: Anonymous
Cantigas de Santa Maria - Codex Rico, ca 1280-1284. Found in the Collection of the Monasterio de El Escorial.

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